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he was the son of osama bin laden and a senior member of al qaeda. he was the voice and face of al qaeda in the days and weeks after the 9/11 attacks. in both cases, while it may have taken more than a decade as a result of our integrated approach to combatting terrorism, these men were brought to justice. these cases are just to two most recent in a long line of successful criminal prosecutions of terrorist offenses. we took the lessons we learned from counter terrorism and applied them to our work on national security cyber threats. in the face of escalating threats we recognize the feed to reorganize and integrate. when i was chief of staff to director muller at the fbi we undertook a transformation there to meet the same growing cyber threat. in 2011 we brought that approach to nsd. in late fall of 2011, ten years after 9/11, we established a review group to evaluate nsd's work on national security threats and chart out a plan for future threats. six months later, that team issued recommendations that shaped what nsd's national security cyber pro
he was the son of osama bin laden and a senior member of al qaeda. he was the voice and face of al qaeda in the days and weeks after the 9/11 attacks. in both cases, while it may have taken more than a decade as a result of our integrated approach to combatting terrorism, these men were brought to justice. these cases are just to two most recent in a long line of successful criminal prosecutions of terrorist offenses. we took the lessons we learned from counter terrorism and applied them to our...
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bin laden in afghanistan. he worked for cbs news across the board, including "60 minutes." dr. erroll sothers is the associate director of research transition at the department of homeland security's create. ok, that is a mouthful. that is why we call them foe's. he is also a friend of erroll. he is an adjunct professor and has been here for 10 years. he is involved with security at all levels. formerly served as the assistant chief of homeland security at l.a. world airport. he was an fbi special agent. and as many times as i have interviewed him, i just found out out reading his bio. also a swat team member and the santa monica police department officer. bottom line if you see these , gentlemen on television talking about terrorism, you know you are getting the real deal. the experts who know what they are talking about, not like all the experts we are seeing pontificating about malaysian flight 370. [laughter] welcome. about malaysian flight 370. welcome. the first question i really thought about when i was
bin laden in afghanistan. he worked for cbs news across the board, including "60 minutes." dr. erroll sothers is the associate director of research transition at the department of homeland security's create. ok, that is a mouthful. that is why we call them foe's. he is also a friend of erroll. he is an adjunct professor and has been here for 10 years. he is involved with security at all levels. formerly served as the assistant chief of homeland security at l.a. world airport. he was...
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what a kick in the head to osama bin laden. kathy and countless others joined forces, and for years after 9/11, a school was opened in my sister's memory in a province in afghanistan. [applause] >> about 200 boys and girls came to study, and since then, many, many more. all of them entrusted with education, and their country's future. there can be beauty out of the ashes. it's hard work, but it can be done. >> my name is jim laychak. my younger brother was at his desk for the pentagon. he was a civilian working for the army. after the attack, we asked, how will we remember those we lost. as a family member, we need to honor and remember them and in the process, maybe find a way to heal ourselves. working together with friends, colleagues, families, supporters from around the world, we opened the pentagon memorial on september 211, 2008. t is a place we remember 184 men, women, and children. a place to provide solace and healing surrounded by the beauty of life. my brother dave and i had been young together and we expected to gr
what a kick in the head to osama bin laden. kathy and countless others joined forces, and for years after 9/11, a school was opened in my sister's memory in a province in afghanistan. [applause] >> about 200 boys and girls came to study, and since then, many, many more. all of them entrusted with education, and their country's future. there can be beauty out of the ashes. it's hard work, but it can be done. >> my name is jim laychak. my younger brother was at his desk for the...
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there was in the sudan around osama bin laden egyptian protectors. and one of them was almost certainly al-zawhri. they were together then. i have this image of bin laden, seeing him in person and reading a clip by walter pincus a great journalist. the only thing i could find on him pre-google, but you used to have to go down to what we call the morgue where they had the clips. and these were guys that would wear those visors and roll up their sleeves and ripped the clips from the newspapers. i opened up a packet. and there was a packet that said that walter pincus reported that bin laden, indeed, they think he may have financed the guys that may have blown up the world trade center. indeed, they think he may have financed the guys that may have blown up the world trade center. the cia said it was impossible because he was our ally in the war against the soviets in afghanistan. he was part of the freedom fighters, and as president reagan saw them, who hcame from to fight arab world against the soviet union. if he was on the cia payroll and he was wit
there was in the sudan around osama bin laden egyptian protectors. and one of them was almost certainly al-zawhri. they were together then. i have this image of bin laden, seeing him in person and reading a clip by walter pincus a great journalist. the only thing i could find on him pre-google, but you used to have to go down to what we call the morgue where they had the clips. and these were guys that would wear those visors and roll up their sleeves and ripped the clips from the newspapers. i...
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somehow he managed to connect and get an interview with osama bin laden in afghanistan. he worked for cbs news across the board, including 60 minutes. dr. errol so there's is the associate director of research transition at the department of homeland security's create. errol.lso a friend of he is an adjunct professor and has been here for 10 years. he is involved with security at all levels. the assistantd as chief of homeland security at l.a. world airport. he was fbi special agent. swat team member and the santa monica police department officer. if you see these gentlemen on television talking about terrorism, you know you are getting the real deal. the experts who know what they are talking about them and not like all the experts we are seeing pontificating about malaysian flight 370. welcome. the first question i really thought about when i was asked to moderate the panel is, what keeps you guys awake at night? what do you worry about? >> uc san diego does not have a football team. that is because we do risk-based analysis. we are happy to watch you guys at ucla beat
somehow he managed to connect and get an interview with osama bin laden in afghanistan. he worked for cbs news across the board, including 60 minutes. dr. errol so there's is the associate director of research transition at the department of homeland security's create. errol.lso a friend of he is an adjunct professor and has been here for 10 years. he is involved with security at all levels. the assistantd as chief of homeland security at l.a. world airport. he was fbi special agent. swat team...
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. >> the night of the osama bin laden killing, i was by myself and our group at the white house. i was with my editors. there was no big newsroom. >> i was literally in my family room with a laptop and cell pho ne. definitely not dramatic at all. of room for a lot self reflection on the part of the media. making sure that we are practicing responsible journalism. cycle, i woulds not even call it a 24-hour news cycle. more like 24 seconds. you're constantly under pressure of every to be on top piece of breaking news that might be related to your beat. --er 30 word characters organizationsof placing emphasis on that over stories. word beyond the headlines. the landscape is totally changing now. you have the new media. everybody is talking about news organizations having the need to go digital. everyone is trying to figure out what that means. people are getting their information right now on a smart phone. they can watch video, they can twitter, new york times, washington post -- everything is right there on a handheld. what do i try to do to practice? one thing i do is when i am w
. >> the night of the osama bin laden killing, i was by myself and our group at the white house. i was with my editors. there was no big newsroom. >> i was literally in my family room with a laptop and cell pho ne. definitely not dramatic at all. of room for a lot self reflection on the part of the media. making sure that we are practicing responsible journalism. cycle, i woulds not even call it a 24-hour news cycle. more like 24 seconds. you're constantly under pressure of every to...
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we have eliminated osama bin laden. we have prevented afghanistan from being used to launch attacks against our homeland. we have also supported the afghan people as they continue the hard work of building a democracy. we have extended more opportunities to their people, including women and girls, and we have helped train and equip their own security forces. now we are finishing the job we started. over the last several years we have worked to transition security responsibilities to the afghans. one year ago, afghan forces assumed the lead for combat operations. since then they have continued to grow in size and in strength while making huge sacrifices for their country. has allowed us to draw down our own forces from a peak of 100,000 u.s. troops to roughly 32,000 today. -- 2014 therefore is a pivotal year. together with our allies in the afghan government, we have agreed that this is the year we will conclude our combat mission in afghanistan. this is also a year of political transition in afghanistan. earlier this sp
we have eliminated osama bin laden. we have prevented afghanistan from being used to launch attacks against our homeland. we have also supported the afghan people as they continue the hard work of building a democracy. we have extended more opportunities to their people, including women and girls, and we have helped train and equip their own security forces. now we are finishing the job we started. over the last several years we have worked to transition security responsibilities to the...
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chairman al qaeda is on the run, osama bin laden is dead, al qaeda is on the run, when they are standing at the front door of our facility in benghazi getting ready to murder our ambassador and burn it down. and then yesterday you may remember the white house -- i will edit out all the stumbling and stammering that jay carney did -- i will just give you the nuts and bolts of what he said -- that this memo i made reference to has nothing to do with benghazi. i find that interesting because of the third point, and i know i am out of time, but the third goal was to show we are resolute and bring the people who harm americans to justice. if that is not talking about benghazi, where else did we have people harmed, other than benghazi? >> i thank the gentleman, and our goal is to bring people to justice, too. we now recognize the gentleman from texas for five minutes. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, and general, i appreciate your service. i appreciate your being here today. in your testimony you talked about your training and natural impulse as a member of the american military is to run
chairman al qaeda is on the run, osama bin laden is dead, al qaeda is on the run, when they are standing at the front door of our facility in benghazi getting ready to murder our ambassador and burn it down. and then yesterday you may remember the white house -- i will edit out all the stumbling and stammering that jay carney did -- i will just give you the nuts and bolts of what he said -- that this memo i made reference to has nothing to do with benghazi. i find that interesting because of...
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he was the son-in-law of osama bin laden and senior member of al qaeda. he was the face and voice of al qaeda in the days and weeks after the 9/11 attacks. in both of those cases, while it may have taken more than a decade, as a result of our integrated approach to combating terrorism, these men were brought to justice. the twoses are just most recent in a long line of successful criminal prosecutions of terrorist offenses. recently, we took the lessons we learned from counterterrorism and apply them to our work on national security cyber threats. in the face of escalating threats, we recognize the need to re-organize and integrate. -- we undertook a transformation to meet the same growing cyber threat. in 2011, we brought that approach to nsd. in the fall of 2011, 10 years after 9/11, we established a review group to evaluate and chart out a plan for future threats. six months later, that team issued recommendations that shaped what what the cyber program looks like today. 2012, weificantly, in graded and trained the national security cyber specialist ne
he was the son-in-law of osama bin laden and senior member of al qaeda. he was the face and voice of al qaeda in the days and weeks after the 9/11 attacks. in both of those cases, while it may have taken more than a decade, as a result of our integrated approach to combating terrorism, these men were brought to justice. the twoses are just most recent in a long line of successful criminal prosecutions of terrorist offenses. recently, we took the lessons we learned from counterterrorism and...
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we could have been negotiating with the taliban to hand us over osama bin laden. i have talked to a lot of diplomats who said that might have accomplished if we gave them a little more time. job tot, but is it our go knocking off the taliban and? no. so we could have solved that problem diplomatically if we gave it some time, but what happened? we had a president that instead of trying to calm passions, instead of trying to tell people that in this great hour of we got on thes, megaphone and called for war, so the revenge motive was inflamed. maybe there is no other way around it,. >> we are out of time. thanks to our panelists here. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> there is another panel after this. >> earlier this month, the federal communications commission voted to move forward on a proposed rule change that could allow content providers like netflix to pay for so-called fast lane service. tomorrow, the progressive policy institute will hold a forum on the fcc policy.
we could have been negotiating with the taliban to hand us over osama bin laden. i have talked to a lot of diplomats who said that might have accomplished if we gave them a little more time. job tot, but is it our go knocking off the taliban and? no. so we could have solved that problem diplomatically if we gave it some time, but what happened? we had a president that instead of trying to calm passions, instead of trying to tell people that in this great hour of we got on thes, megaphone and...
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that , there were uighurs were arrested in tora bora in a training camp run by osama bin laden. they were there to learn how to kill americans but also to kill chinese. if you follow the concerns that the -- of the uighur issue in china. the administration had reserved apartments, they were in guantanamo bay, they reserved apartments in northern virginia at seven corners for them to live here. so i think -- i know the gentleman is well meaning, but i think to bring guantanamo bay detainees here, people like khalid sheik mohammed, people like that, and then if they were tried here and acquitted and then can you imagine, they then apply for asylum because we're now going to see a case where one pirate acquitted is applying for asylum and now is living in virginia and may very well want to stay in virginia. so i urge the defeat of this amendment and reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. moran: mr. chairman, how much time do i have remaining? the chair: the gentleman has 2 1/2 minutes
that , there were uighurs were arrested in tora bora in a training camp run by osama bin laden. they were there to learn how to kill americans but also to kill chinese. if you follow the concerns that the -- of the uighur issue in china. the administration had reserved apartments, they were in guantanamo bay, they reserved apartments in northern virginia at seven corners for them to live here. so i think -- i know the gentleman is well meaning, but i think to bring guantanamo bay detainees...
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bin laden s no more. [applause] and through it all we've refocused our investments in what has always been a key source of american strength, a growing economy that can provide opportunity for everybody who's willing to work hard and take responsibility here at home. in fact, by most measures, america has rarely been stronger relative to the rest of the world. those who argue otherwise, who suggest that america is in decline or as seen its global leadership slip away are either misreading history or are engaging in partisan politics. think about it. our military has no fear. the eyes of a direct threat against us by any nation is low and doesn't come close to the dangers we faced during the cold war. meanwhile, our economy remains the most dynamic on earth. our businesses the most innovative. each year we grow more energy independent. from europe to asia, we are the hub of alliances unrivaled in the history of nations. america continues to atrack striving immigrants. the values of our founding inspire lea
bin laden s no more. [applause] and through it all we've refocused our investments in what has always been a key source of american strength, a growing economy that can provide opportunity for everybody who's willing to work hard and take responsibility here at home. in fact, by most measures, america has rarely been stronger relative to the rest of the world. those who argue otherwise, who suggest that america is in decline or as seen its global leadership slip away are either misreading...
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what a kick in the head to osama bin laden? kathy and countless others joined forces, and for years after 9/11, a school was opened in my sister's memory in a province in afghanistan. [applause] >> about 200 boys and girls came to study and since then, many, many more, all of them entrusted with education and their country's future. there can be beauty out of the ashes. it's hard work, but it can be done. >> my name is jim. my younger brother was at his desk at the pentagon on september 11. he was a civilian working for the department of the army. after the attack, many wondered how will we remember those we lost. as family members, we needed to find a way to honor and remember them and in the process maybe find a way to heal ourselves. working together with friends, colleagues, families, supporters from around the world, we opened the pentagon memorial on september 11, 2008. it is a place we remember 184 men, women, and children, a place to provide solace and healing surrounded by the beauty of life. my brother dave and i had
what a kick in the head to osama bin laden? kathy and countless others joined forces, and for years after 9/11, a school was opened in my sister's memory in a province in afghanistan. [applause] >> about 200 boys and girls came to study and since then, many, many more, all of them entrusted with education and their country's future. there can be beauty out of the ashes. it's hard work, but it can be done. >> my name is jim. my younger brother was at his desk at the pentagon on...
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we could have been negotiating with the taliban to hand us over osama bin laden. i have talked to a lot of diplomats who said that might have accomplished if we gave them a little more time. job tot, but is it our go knocking off the taliban and? no. so we could have solved that problem diplomatically if we gave it some time, but what happened? we had a president that instead of trying to calm passions, instead of trying to tell people that in this great hour of we got on thes, megaphone and called for war, so the revenge motive was inflamed. maybe there is no other way around it,. >> we are out of time. thanks to our panelists here. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> there is another panel after this. >> earlier this month, the federal communications commission voted to move forward on a proposed rule change that could allow content providers like netflix to pay for so-called fast lane service. tomorrow, the progressive policy institute will hold a forum on the fcc policy.
we could have been negotiating with the taliban to hand us over osama bin laden. i have talked to a lot of diplomats who said that might have accomplished if we gave them a little more time. job tot, but is it our go knocking off the taliban and? no. so we could have solved that problem diplomatically if we gave it some time, but what happened? we had a president that instead of trying to calm passions, instead of trying to tell people that in this great hour of we got on thes, megaphone and...
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he was the son of osama bin laden and a senior member of al qaeda. he was the voice and face of al qaeda in the days and weeks after the 9/11 attacks. in both cases, while it may have taken more than a decade as a result of our integrated approach to combatting terrorism, these men were brought to justice. these cases are just to two most recent in a long line of successful criminal prosecutions of terrorist offenses. we took the lessons we learned from counter terrorism and applied them to our work on national security cyber threats. in the face of escalating threats we recognize the feed to reorganize and integrate. when i was chief of staff to director muller at the fbi we undertook a transformation there to meet the same growing cyber threat. in 2011 we brought that approach to nsd. in late fall of 2011, ten years after 9/11, we established a review group to evaluate nsd's work on national security threats and chart out a plan for future threats. six months later, that team issued recommendations that shaped what nsd's national security cyber pro
he was the son of osama bin laden and a senior member of al qaeda. he was the voice and face of al qaeda in the days and weeks after the 9/11 attacks. in both cases, while it may have taken more than a decade as a result of our integrated approach to combatting terrorism, these men were brought to justice. these cases are just to two most recent in a long line of successful criminal prosecutions of terrorist offenses. we took the lessons we learned from counter terrorism and applied them to our...
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. >> the night of the osama bin laden killing, i was by myself in a group at the white house. i was with my editors. there was no big newsroom. >> i was literally in my family room with a laptop and cell phone. definitely not dramatic at all. >> there was a lot of room for self reflection on the part of the media. making sure that we are practicing responsible journalism. the 24 hour news cycle, i would not even call it a 24-hour news cycle. more like 24 seconds. you're constantly under pressure to tweet, to be on top of every piece of breaking news that might be related to your beat. under 30 word characters -- you see a lot of organizations placing emphasis on that over 850 or 1300 word stories. beyond the headlines. the landscape is totally changing now. you have the new media. everybody is talking about news organizations having the need to go digital. everyone is trying to figure out what that means. people are getting their information right now on a smart phone. they can watch video, they can go to twitter, new york times, washington post -- everything is right there on
. >> the night of the osama bin laden killing, i was by myself in a group at the white house. i was with my editors. there was no big newsroom. >> i was literally in my family room with a laptop and cell phone. definitely not dramatic at all. >> there was a lot of room for self reflection on the part of the media. making sure that we are practicing responsible journalism. the 24 hour news cycle, i would not even call it a 24-hour news cycle. more like 24 seconds. you're...
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bin laden is no more. [applause] and through it all we've refocused our investments in what has always been a key source of american strength, a growing economy that can provide opportunity for everybody who's willing to work hard and take responsibility ere at home. in fact, by most measures, america has rarely been tronger relative to the rest of the world. those who argue otherwise, who suggest that america is in decline or as seen its global leadership slip away are either misreading history or are engaging in partisan politics. think about it. our military has no fear. he eyes of a direct threat against us by any nation are low and doesn't come close to the dangers we faced during the cold war. meanwhile, our economy remains the most dynamic on earth. our businesses the most nnovative. each year we grow more energy independent. from europe to asia, we are the hub of alliances unrivaled in he history of nations. america continues to atrack striving immigrants. the values of our founding inspire leaders
bin laden is no more. [applause] and through it all we've refocused our investments in what has always been a key source of american strength, a growing economy that can provide opportunity for everybody who's willing to work hard and take responsibility ere at home. in fact, by most measures, america has rarely been tronger relative to the rest of the world. those who argue otherwise, who suggest that america is in decline or as seen its global leadership slip away are either misreading...
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as you may know, there were a trove of documents seized from the pakistan compound where osama bin laden was killed. >> on that point, your article in cq roll call, intel bill declassifyingw of bin laden documents. what is the reasoning behind that? what do they want to find out? it's not entirely clear. i have not had a chance to speak to any member directly about it. the committee report does say that basically the american people would benefit from what we seized at that compound, what the u.s. seized at that compound. the committee basically asserts in this report that it would qaeda underh in al bin laden ruled under the last decade. contradict assertions from the white house. al qaeda is on the run. like i said, i have not had a chance to ask some of the members of the committee about that. it also requires dni to explain what portions of those documents have not been declassified. they said that they want to declassified with the intent of protecting sources and methods. >> the rules committee and this tweet -- >> jim mcgovern and a few others jim rogers and rippers burger some di
as you may know, there were a trove of documents seized from the pakistan compound where osama bin laden was killed. >> on that point, your article in cq roll call, intel bill declassifyingw of bin laden documents. what is the reasoning behind that? what do they want to find out? it's not entirely clear. i have not had a chance to speak to any member directly about it. the committee report does say that basically the american people would benefit from what we seized at that compound, what...
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chairman al qaeda is on the run, osama bin laden is dead, al qaeda is on the run, when they are standing at the front door of our facility in benghazi getting ready to murder our ambassador and burn it down. and then yesterday you may remember the white house -- i will edit out all the stumbling and stammering that jay carney did -- i will just give you the nuts and bolts of what he said -- that this memo i made reference to has nothing to do with benghazi. i find that interesting because of the third point, and i know i am out of time, but the third goal was to show we are resolute and bring the people who harm americans to justice. if that is not talking about benghazi, where else did we have people harmed, other than benghazi? >> i thank the gentleman, and our goal is to bring people to justice, too. we now recognize the gentleman from texas for five minutes. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, and general, i appreciate your service. i appreciate your being here today. in your testimony you talked about your training and natural impulse as a member of the american military is to run
chairman al qaeda is on the run, osama bin laden is dead, al qaeda is on the run, when they are standing at the front door of our facility in benghazi getting ready to murder our ambassador and burn it down. and then yesterday you may remember the white house -- i will edit out all the stumbling and stammering that jay carney did -- i will just give you the nuts and bolts of what he said -- that this memo i made reference to has nothing to do with benghazi. i find that interesting because of...
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in 2007, when i spoke and made the time to the fact of 9/11, shortly thereafter, osama bin laden himself argued to his adherents that by causing a huge amount of economic damage and forcing a huge expenditure of money by the west in response to an attack that was basically funded with $500,000, he was really leveraging economic power to damage and destroy the west. that was a clear message that if we did not construct a homeland security enterprise that was rigorous and economically based in a way that would not actually destroy our economy, we would each conceding to bin laden and his followers a victory. i was in our mind in 2007 when i came here to speak, and i know that your leadership role in pursuing this philosophy is still a very important part of what the department of homeland security hopes for and expects from the centers of excellence. so now i would argue that we needs this even more than ever and we are in tough budget times. that means that the poll for money that is available becomes for money that becomes available becomes stronger, that competing demands become more ur
in 2007, when i spoke and made the time to the fact of 9/11, shortly thereafter, osama bin laden himself argued to his adherents that by causing a huge amount of economic damage and forcing a huge expenditure of money by the west in response to an attack that was basically funded with $500,000, he was really leveraging economic power to damage and destroy the west. that was a clear message that if we did not construct a homeland security enterprise that was rigorous and economically based in a...
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bin laden's dead, secretary rice said at the time, susan rice said at the time, al qaeda is decimated, and the ambassador was safe and secure. none of those facts were true. but most importantly, we have five americans who were killed. it's very clear that that should not have happened, would not have happened if proper actions had been taken and most importantly now or as importantly now is the fact that for the last 19 months this white house has been engaged in a cover-up. it calls for a select committee to examine all of the facts and as always happens in these kinds of scandals, the cover-up is equally or sometimes worse than the actual fact -- the action itself, and the american people deserve to know the truth. i yield the floor. harf said the notion they cannot do everything they could to protect our people the night of the time is disgusting. he can see the entire briefing at c-span.org. here's a little bit of what she said. >> the military could have done more for they had not been asked to. and that if the state department had been more forceful or more interested in having
bin laden's dead, secretary rice said at the time, susan rice said at the time, al qaeda is decimated, and the ambassador was safe and secure. none of those facts were true. but most importantly, we have five americans who were killed. it's very clear that that should not have happened, would not have happened if proper actions had been taken and most importantly now or as importantly now is the fact that for the last 19 months this white house has been engaged in a cover-up. it calls for a...
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osama bin laden got away. the bush administration incredibly, wonderfully helped with various health programs fighting aids in africa. african countries are very grateful to the united states. in every administration, there is good and bad. i take your point. host: we have a caller in las vegas. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. the president's forms -- foreign policy. i agree with everything he is saferas far as being a nation and safer world. nations of the world, we are being more of a leader at .ome guest: i will answer that. c-span always has a great mix. i will put it in the foreign-policy basket. the obama administration does see as its main duty to keep americans safe around the world. especially here in the 50 states. that means counterterrorism. you may see barack obama as a liberal and wonder why he would support the nsa. why would they need all that metadata from phone calls? as president sees his duty keeping americans safe from terrorism. people ask if we are safer before 9/11 a
osama bin laden got away. the bush administration incredibly, wonderfully helped with various health programs fighting aids in africa. african countries are very grateful to the united states. in every administration, there is good and bad. i take your point. host: we have a caller in las vegas. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. the president's forms -- foreign policy. i agree with everything he is saferas far as being a nation and safer world. nations of the world, we are...
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osama bin laden got away. the bush administration incredibly, wonderfully helped with various health programs fighting aids in africa. african countries are very grateful to the united states. in every administration, there is good and bad. i take your point. host: we have a caller in las vegas. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. the president's forms -- foreign policy. i agree with everything he is saferas far as being a nation and safer world. nations of the world, we are being more of a leader at .ome guest: i will answer that. c-span always has a great mix. i will put it in the foreign-policy basket. the obama administration does see as its main duty to keep americans safe around the world. especially here in the 50 states. that means counterterrorism. you may see barack obama as a liberal and wonder why he would support the nsa. why would they need all that metadata from phone calls? as president sees his duty keeping americans safe from terrorism. people ask if we are safer before 9/11 a
osama bin laden got away. the bush administration incredibly, wonderfully helped with various health programs fighting aids in africa. african countries are very grateful to the united states. in every administration, there is good and bad. i take your point. host: we have a caller in las vegas. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. the president's forms -- foreign policy. i agree with everything he is saferas far as being a nation and safer world. nations of the world, we are...
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things,e a couple of barack obama did kill osama bin laden. done. it was a huge deal. house at a white correspondents dinner the night before while navy seals were about to go in. we don't know what precautions are being taken. i hope there are things that we do not know that would protect our diplomats abroad. we should troubling no. from actuallyside focusing on better security and making sure that this never happens again, it is legitimate to talk about the politics of this. it is important that the public knows the truth. it is not academic whether or not that takes place. it is legitimate for there to be an investigation about whether or not the administration intentionally misled the american public for political purposes. that is a big deal if it happened. it may not be as important as making sure that we secure our consulate and our embassies. it is a big deal. host: let's go to dennis in south dakota. caller: i just want to add to the previous caller. in 2011, the republicans voted $128 million.y by in 2012 they voted to cut the security again by $331 million.
things,e a couple of barack obama did kill osama bin laden. done. it was a huge deal. house at a white correspondents dinner the night before while navy seals were about to go in. we don't know what precautions are being taken. i hope there are things that we do not know that would protect our diplomats abroad. we should troubling no. from actuallyside focusing on better security and making sure that this never happens again, it is legitimate to talk about the politics of this. it is important...
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guest: the operation to take out osama bin laden which was a unilateral action, something he did on his own and we cross an international border into a country that is a friend of ours , pakistan, to take out the most dangerous terrorist. host: new jersey,marie, democrats line. caller: good morning. i would just like to ask this question -- i noticed no one ever asks this question. we have been told over and over again that this war has been the longest war in the history of the united states of america. why is that? we have technology now where we don't even have to put boots on the ground. i agree with the president. we should not be known as the country that is ready to go to eyelash.e drop of an it makes sense. guest: the caller is right, this is been the longest period of war in american history and is why we arereasons seeking to end this era of war. that does not mean that the use of military force is no longer applicable to the challenges we face. in fact, as we have been successful in taking on the al qaeda core, particularly in south asia, we have seen al qaeda offshoots grow
guest: the operation to take out osama bin laden which was a unilateral action, something he did on his own and we cross an international border into a country that is a friend of ours , pakistan, to take out the most dangerous terrorist. host: new jersey,marie, democrats line. caller: good morning. i would just like to ask this question -- i noticed no one ever asks this question. we have been told over and over again that this war has been the longest war in the history of the united states...
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people that have looked, any at all, under the surface, are osama bin laden was wealthy. khalid sheik muhammad, who is credited as planning the 9/11 -- not tragedy as might be said here, but murders of thousands of americans and proud of it and said in his own pleadings that he himself prepared and it had been declassified that if our efforts on 9/11 caused you then praise be to allah. and he points out in his pleadings that it is allah who has commanded them to be at war and kill people such as jews ians and jews, because they are never minute -- vermin and as muslim brothers have said, descended from aprils and pigs -- apes and pigs. but khalid sheik muhammad in his pleading points out that alsot' it's fine to kill christians because they believe in a holy trinity, they believe that -- and say that god had a son, jesus. and khalid sheik muhammad in his pleading points out the verse in the koran that there is no authorization to combine anyone or anything with allah and therefore if you do that, as christians do, believing in the holy trinity, believing jesus is the son
people that have looked, any at all, under the surface, are osama bin laden was wealthy. khalid sheik muhammad, who is credited as planning the 9/11 -- not tragedy as might be said here, but murders of thousands of americans and proud of it and said in his own pleadings that he himself prepared and it had been declassified that if our efforts on 9/11 caused you then praise be to allah. and he points out in his pleadings that it is allah who has commanded them to be at war and kill people such...
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after more than 12 years of war and the killing of osama bin laden, it's time to end the war in afghanistan and instead focus our attention on creating jobs, rebuilding our infrastructure, providing care for our veterans and focusing on the serious fiscal challenges facing our nation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from florida is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to extend my deepest condolences and those of florida's 13th congressional district to the family, friends and fellow police officers of mr. douglas h. kerry who tragically lost his life earlier this week. mr. jolly: officer kerry began his service with the clearwater police department as a patrolman on december 9, 1968. for nearly two decades, he assisted the people of clearwater as a patrolman, a field training officer and eventually as a detective. but his retirement fr
after more than 12 years of war and the killing of osama bin laden, it's time to end the war in afghanistan and instead focus our attention on creating jobs, rebuilding our infrastructure, providing care for our veterans and focusing on the serious fiscal challenges facing our nation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and...
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bin laden's dead, secretary rice said at the time, susan rice said at the time, al qaeda is decimated, and the ambassador was safe and secure. none of those facts were true. but most importantly, we have five americans who were killed. it's very clear that that should not have happened, would not have happened if proper actions had been taken and most importantly now or as importantly now is the fact that for the last 19 months this white house has been engaged in a cover-up. it calls for a select committee to examine all of the facts and as always happens in these kinds of scandals, the cover-up is equally or sometimes worse than the actual fact -- the action itself, and the american people deserve to know the truth. i yield the floor. >> on friday, house speaker john boehner announced plans for a select committee to investigate the september 11th, 2012 attack. the house oversight committee subpoenaed secretary of state john kerry to speak up benghazi. he spoke about that with a capitol hill reporter. >> house speaker john boehner announces that he intends for the house committee to
bin laden's dead, secretary rice said at the time, susan rice said at the time, al qaeda is decimated, and the ambassador was safe and secure. none of those facts were true. but most importantly, we have five americans who were killed. it's very clear that that should not have happened, would not have happened if proper actions had been taken and most importantly now or as importantly now is the fact that for the last 19 months this white house has been engaged in a cover-up. it calls for a...